Bust-form or display-rack for shirt-waists and similar garments.



No. 886,524. PATENTBD MAY 5, 1908.

M. LITT.

BUST FORM 0R DISPLAY RACK FOR SHIRT WAISTS AND SIMILAR GARMENTS. I APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5, 1907.

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To all 'tUlZ-OIfl. it may concern:

1 f Be it known that 1, MAX Lrrr, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Trenton,

in the county of Mercer and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bust-Forms or Display- Racks for Shirt-Waists and Similar Garments, of

p I which the following is a specification. f

This invention relates to a bust .form' or 1 display rack for shirtwaists and similar ments and the object thereof is to .provi ea simple, light, and inexpensive device of this character and one which will not wear an article displayed thereon. With this and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrange' ment of parts, as will be more fully described single sheet of card board, thin sheet metal,

shoulder portions connected. v the front is provided with similar tongues as 3 for engagement with slots as 2011 the edge celluloid or other suitable flexible material and in the. form shown in Fig. 2 with the edges which are adapted to be connected provided with registering slots and tongues as Z-and 3, the tongues 23 being preferably incised or made in the shape of arrow heads to lock them against accidental disengagement from the slots.

As shown the back 4 has slots 5, 6 and 7 arranged'in planes parallel with the edges of the shoulder and neck seams and the fronts" are provided along the edges of the shoulder portions'with' tongues S and -9 for engagementwith the slots 5 and 7 of the back portion for uniting and firmly holding the One edge of lastslot and tongue at the front closure. The

b'ottoin of the garment to be displayed is tucked between the belt and the body of the form and held in place thereby; The collar 19 is preferably made separable-and the lower the construction and operation of the inven- IatenteiMa-yfi, 1-908;

I jof the otherrfront lock the blank in closed position ready for use. The fronts are preferably provided with slits 12 and 13 at the lower portionthereof which when closed form darts when the device is to be used to display ladies waistsor' similar garments. The opposite sides of .these' darts are provided. with registering tongues, and slots as 14 and 15 respectively.

- These slits may be left open when mens gar-1 4 ments are'to be displayed The belt 16 is designed to fit withinthe form and be detachably connected therewith by the tabs 17 and 18 which engage with the edge thereof has depending tongues as 20 to engage slots- 21 and 22 in the fronts and the'slots 5 and 7of the shoulder seams. This formbeing constructed of one flat piece may be opened out and packed flat on each I other when stored or shipped and it may be readily fastened into shape when the form is to be'used. It is also light in weight and may be suspended from a cord or a'bracket.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the-accompanying drawings,

tion will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction'may be resorted to without departing-from the prin-' ciple or sacrificing any of the advantages ofv the invention, as defined in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention g 1. A display form made in one piece from a single sheet cut to shape andadapted to be folded to form a bust and provided with sepe arable means for connecting adjacent edges, and a'detachable belt having oppositel extending tabs for engagement with sai fastening means.

2. A display form in one piece out from a single sheet of flexible material and com- Q I s 886,524

prising a back and two fronts formed in one slots and tongues and a detachable collar 10 piece with slits extending longitudinally of rovirled with depending tongues along its the fronts to form darts, the meeting edges of fewer edge for engegement with slots at the thebsleefms being provided with coaeting sepupper edge of the form. are e estening means.

3. A display form made from a single i j LITT' sheet of flexible material cut to form a bust I Witnesses: e I l i when folded with the meeting edges ofthe LINTON PATTENHWAIT, seams provided 'espectivelywith registering STEPHEN C. (3001:. 

